Framing A Shed Style Roof To A Playhouse

This design like other types of coatings should be made with the use of wood as the basic material.

Framing a shed style roof to a playhouse.

The greater roof slope sheds snow and water easily too. Since the playhouse roof is slanted downward from front to back the front wall was at seven feet higher than the back and sides which were all the same height at six feet. Cut four 2 4 s to 5 5 long for the plate and eight 2 4 s to 5 for the wall studs. Your free shed plans are available here.

I don t have many pictures of the base because i was raring to get going. Secure the rafters to the side walls with a 2 1 2 wood screw. Assemble the wall frames as shown on illustration above nail 3 1 2 nails through the wall frame and into the floor. Secure it to the front roof rafters with 4 of the wood screws.

On other homes only a section of the structure uses a shed roof. Then repeat with the rafters on the front of the playhouse. Preplanning was essential to the build. Slate metal tiles shingle and others.

It is taken as a basis for rafters and beams and other necessary elements. This simple roof design will take all of the confusion out of rafters. You might use a shed roof on a new addition to your home even though the rest of the house has a hip roof or another design for example. This was built with pressure treated 2x6 s.

If you plan to have eaves to protect the shed walls make sure you add the extra length when measuring the rafters. Skillion shed style roof framing. The shed style allowed more windows near the high wall roofline which adds a lot of light. The skillion and shed style roofs are framed with a single slope 2 4 or 2 6 or thicker rafters spanning from the low wall to the high wall.

39 8 x 8 lean to shed. Assemble as shown on illustration above nail 3 1 2 nails through the plate and into the wall stud. Building this single sloped roof shed was an excellent learning experience. This playhouse plan is part of a series of plans.

Sometimes the entire roof is a shed style roof. We ve had this playhouse up through a windy alaska summer and winter through rainstorms and even with lots of snow. Cut the piece of 2 4 left over after cutting the 63 roof ridge so it fits right under the ridge on the front of the playhouse. After the shed section was framed i started on the balcony.

This style was once used mainly on sheds but it s becoming more popular on residential homes. I presently have ample space for storage and no squeak or bounce to the floor.